WONDER: MAN RIDES BICYCLE FROM KADUNA TO LAGOS OVER BUHARI VICTORY

A 35-year-old Kaduna-born cyclist and supporter of the president-elect, Mohammed Kabiru Jafaru, yesterday embarked on a journey to meet with the vice president-elect in Lagos State.

Mohammed, a resident of Hayin Malam Bello in Rigasa district of Igabi local government area of Kaduna State, took off on his journey to Lagos at exactly 6: 35am at the palace of Sarkin Hayin Malam Bello, Alhaji Kabiru Isa Gangarida.

Speaking to newsmen before embarking on the journey, Mohammed said, “I have decided to embark on this journey to Lagos because I want to go and thank Yoruba people for their immense support and contributions that led to the victory of General Muhammadu Buhari during the March 28 presidential election.”

BECAUSE HUMANITY IS EVERYWHERE

I had been struck with self-pity immediately my call up letter was handed to me. Tony, my loyal friend later told me Mr. Olaiya, the official issuing the letter was shell shock with my fierce lamentation...  ‘’What the hell sir, how could I be posted here? What happened to your usual pledge after you collected inducement from me’’. Invariably, the bad ones abound everywhere.

I had been posted to Niger state at a time when BokoHaram is raging in the North with a tact that seems more coordinated than that of the government. Although Niger is not under frequent fire of BokoHaram but for it is a northern state, the many stories have heard, flash through my mind. The stories of how north is backward, unrepentantly violent and uncivilized. The stories that stereotype entire north as Muslims yet fundamentalist. The one sided stories that seldom point-note something positive about the north – the kind of story that prolific writer, Chimamanda Adichie tagged ‘’THE SINGLE STORY’’ –stories with potentiality of robbing us of our humanity.

FULL TEXT! GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

Your Excellency, the Vice President elect, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, your Excellency, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, the Director General of APC Presidential Campaign, 2015, your Excellency, the former Governor of Edo State and National Chairman of our great party, your Excellency the Governor Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, your Excellency, the former Governor of Imo State, Dr Ogbonaya Onu, Your Excellency, the former Governor of Ekiti State, Engineer Oni, your Excellency the former Governor of Kwara, Bokola Saraki, your Excellency, the Speaker of the House of Representative, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, Please, let me stand on existing protocol.

At exactly 5:15 yesterday (Tuesday) evening, President Jonathan called to congratulate me on my victory.

For this, I want all Nigerians to join me in congratulating and appreciating Mr President for his statesmanship.